Theatre (structure)
A theater, theatre or playhouse, is a structure where theatrical works
or plays are performed, or other performances such as musical concerts
may be produced. While a theater is not required for performance (as
in environmental theater or street theater), a theater serves to
define the performance and audience spaces. The facility is
traditionally organized to provide support areas for performers, the
technical crew and the audience members.
There are as many types of theaters as there are types of performance.
Theaters may be built specifically for a certain types of productions,
they may serve for more general performance needs or they may be
adapted or converted for use as a theater. They may range from
open-air amphitheaters to ornate, cathedral-like structures to simple,
undecorated rooms or black box theaters
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English Renaissance TheatreEnglish RenaissanceEnglish Renaissance theatre—also known as early modern English
theatre and Elizabethan theatre—refers to the theatre of England
between 1562 and 1642.
This is the style of the plays of William Shakespeare, Christopher
Marlowe and Ben Jonson.Contents1 Background
2 Sites of dramatic performance2.1 Grammar schools
2.2 Choir schools
2.3 Universities
2.4 Inns of Court
2.5 Masques3 Establishment of playhouses
4 Playhouse architecture
5 Audiences
6 Performances
7 Costume
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Theatre Of Ancient Greece
The ancient Greek drama was a theatrical culture that flourished in
ancient Greece from c. 700 BC. The city-state of Athens, which became
a significant cultural, political, and military power during this
period, was its center, where it was institutionalised as part of a
festival called the Dionysia, which honoured the god Dionysus. Tragedy
(late 500 BC), comedy (490 BC), and the satyr play were the three
dramatic genres to emerge there.
AthensAthens exported the festival to its
numerous colonies and allies in order to promote a common cultural
identity
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Altar
An altar is any structure upon which offerings such as sacrifices are
made for religious purposes, and by extension the 'Holy table' of
post-reformation
AnglicanAnglican churches. Altars are usually found at
shrines, and they can be located in temples, churches and other places
of worship. Today they are used particularly in Christianity,
Buddhism, Hinduism, Shinto, Taoism. Also seen in
NeopaganismNeopaganism and
Ceremonial Magic.
JudaismJudaism used such a structure until the destruction
of the Second Temple
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SceneryTheatricalTheatrical scenery is that which is used as a setting for a theatrical
production. Scenery may be just about anything, from a single chair to
an elaborately re-created street, no matter how large or how small,
whether the item was custom-made or is the genuine item, appropriated
for theatrical use.Contents1 History
2 Contemporary scenery
3 Types of scenery
4 Gallery
5 See alsoHistory[edit]
The history of theatrical scenery is as old as the theatre itself, and
just as obtuse and tradition bound. What we tend to think of as
'traditional scenery', i.e. two-dimensional canvas-covered 'flats'
painted to resemble a three-dimensional surface or vista, is a
relatively recent innovation and a significant departure from the more
ancient forms of theatrical expression, which tended to rely less on
the actual representation of space senerial and more on the conveyance
of action and mood
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Orange, France
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers
> 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river
estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes
(e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.Roman Theatre and its surroundings and the Triumphal Arch of Orange
UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage SiteIncludes
Roman Theatre of OrangeRoman Theatre of Orange and Triumphal Arch of OrangeCriteria
Cultural: iii, viReference
163Inscription
1981 (5th Session)The Triumphal Arch of OrangeMadame Butterfly on 9 July 2007The Roman theatre in OrangeOrange (French pronunciation: ​[ɔʁɑ̃ʒ]; Provençal
Occitan: Aurenja in classical norm or Aurenjo in Mistralian norm) is a
commune in the
VaucluseVaucluse Department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
region in southeastern France, about 21 km (13 mi) north of
Avignon
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Roman Theatre (structure)
Roman theatres derive from and are part of the overall evolution of
earlier Greek theatres. Indeed, much of the architectural influence on
the Romans came from the Greeks, and theatre structural design was no
different from other buildings. However, Roman theatres have specific
differences, such as generally being built upon their own foundations
instead of earthen works or a hillside and being completely enclosed
on all sides.Contents1 Buildings
2 List of Roman Theatres
3 See also
4 ReferencesBuildings[edit]Interior view of the Roman theatre of Bosra, Syria: 1) Scaenae frons
2) Porticus post scaenam 3)
PulpitumPulpitum 4) Proscaenium 5) Orchestra 6)
CaveaCavea 7) Aditus maximus 8) Vomitorium.Roman theatres were built in all areas of the empire from Spain to the
Middle East
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Ancient Rome
In historiography, ancient
RomeRome is Roman civilization from the
founding of the city of
RomeRome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of
the Western
Roman EmpireRoman Empire in the 5th century AD, encompassing the Roman
Kingdom,
Roman RepublicRoman Republic and
Roman EmpireRoman Empire until the fall of the western
empire.[1] The term is sometimes used to just refer to the kingdom and
republic periods, excluding the subsequent empire.[2]
The civilization began as an Italic settlement in the Italian
peninsula, dating from the 8th century BC, that grew into the city of
RomeRome and which subsequently gave its name to the empire over which it
ruled and to the widespread civilisation the empire developed
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Theatre Of Pompey
The Theatre of
PompeyPompey (Latin: Theatrum Pompeii, Italian: Teatro di
Pompeo) was a structure in
Ancient RomeAncient Rome built during the latter part
of the Roman Republican era: completed in 55 BC. Enclosed by the
large columned porticos was an expansive garden complex of fountains
and statues. Along the stretch of the covered arcade were rooms
dedicated to the exposition of art and other works collected by Pompey
"the Great" (Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus) during his campaigns.
On the opposite end of the garden complex was a curia for political
meetings. The senate would often use this building along with a number
of temples and halls that satisfied the requirements for their formal
meetings
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Théâtre Antique D'Orange
The
Roman Theatre of OrangeRoman Theatre of Orange (French: Théâtre antique d'Orange) is a
Roman theatre in Orange, Vaucluse, France. It was built early in the
1st century AD. The structure is owned by the municipality of Orange
and is the home of the summer opera festival, the Chorégies d'Orange.
It is one of the best preserved of all Roman theatres, and served the
Roman colony of Arausio (or, more specifically, Colonia Julia Firma
Secundanorum Arausio: "the Julian colony of Arausio established by the
soldiers of the second legion") which was founded in 40 BC
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The Swan (theatre)
The Swan was a theatre in Southwark, London, England, built in 1595 on
top of a previously standing structure,[1] during the first half of
William Shakespeare's career.[2] It was the fifth in the series of
large public playhouses of London, after James Burbage's The Theatre
(1576) and Curtain (1577), the
Newington ButtsNewington Butts Theatre (between 1575
and 1577) and Philip Henslowe's Rose (1587–88).
The Swan Theatre was located in the manor of Paris Gardens, on the
west end of the
BanksideBankside district of Southwark, across the Thames
River from the City of London. It was at the northeast corner of the
Paris Garden estate nearest to London Bridge that
Francis LangleyFrancis Langley had
purchased in May 1589, four hundred and twenty-six feet from the
river's edge
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SouthwarkSouthwarkSouthwark (/ˈsʌðərk/ SUDH-ərk)[1] is a district of Central London
and part of the London Borough of Southwark. Situated 1 1⁄2
miles (2.4 km) east of Charing Cross, it forms one of the oldest
parts of London and fronts the
River ThamesRiver Thames to the north. It
historically formed an ancient borough in the county of Surrey, made
up of a number of parishes, which increasingly came under the
influence and jurisdiction of the City of London. As an inner district
of London,
SouthwarkSouthwark experienced rapid depopulation during the late
19th and early 20th centuries
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The Gods (theatrical)
The gods (UK English), or sometimes paradise, is a theatrical term,
referring to the highest areas of a theatre such as the upper
balconies. These are generally the cheapest seats. One reason for
naming the cheapest seats "the gods" is because the theatres have
beautifully painted ceilings, often mythological themes, so the cheap
seats are up near the gods.[citation needed] Another is that those
seated in "the gods" look down upon both the performers and the
occupants of more expensive seats, like the
Olympian GodsOlympian Gods looking down
from
Mount OlympusMount Olympus upon the lives of mortal people.[citation needed]
There are references to the "gods" in many plays and films
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